page_title: Outline of Cyprus
section_title: Geography of Cyprus
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Cyprus / Geography of Cyprus
caption_attribution_description: English: Nicosia panoramic view Cyprus
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cyprus:
  Cyprus – Eurasian island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.
context_section_description: Geography of Cyprus
  Cyprus is: an island country
  Location:
  Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  Atlantic Ocean
  Mediterranean Sea
  Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
  Europe
  Southern Europe
  Mediterranean Basin
  Time zone:  Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
  Date and time notation in Cyprus
  Extreme points of Cyprus
  High:  Mount Olympus 1,951 m (6,401 ft)
  Low:  Mediterranean Sea 0 m
  Land boundaries:  150 km
  Dhekelia SBA 103 km
  Akrotiri SBA 47 km
  Coastline:  648 km
  Population of Cyprus: 794,600 (January 1, 2008)  - 154th most populous country
  Area of Cyprus: 9,251 km²
  Atlas of Cyprus
caption: View of Nicosia at sunset
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